Chapter 31 - (31) Survivors (1/2)

There was no reason for them to stick around. They continued walking over the hills, where they witnessed multiple similar scenes to the dead officer. There were no other occurrences like the small massacre.

Geth was a bit worried, he hoped that the area beyond the next set of woods wasn't as unlucky. The further they crossed in this field of death, the more concerned he became about whether or not his son and his ex-wife would make it.

Them being split up didn't make him hate her, they just weren't good together. They still remained friends, and he was even pretty close with her current husband. The man did just as much to help provide for his son as Geth did, he could never fault him for that.

Walking the rest of the way was rather quiet, they were both having the same thoughts. The smell of death lingered on them after having walked through the hills.

They ended up having to face a few Goblin patrols throughout their travel. Since Til was now linked to his Grimoire, Geth's Corrupted Aura didn't have any negative effects on him.

With this being the case, the patrols were wiped out fast. Since both of them were actively participating in the battles, the experience was shared 50/50.

As they approached the woods, they began to run into more Goblins more frequently. The patrols also became larger, likely due to the appearance of whatever beast tore through their troops before.

Of course, this only meant more experience for the two of them. Geth would rush into the center of the crowds, drawing attention and casting his corruption aura.

As the enemies were focused on him, they never saw Til rushing up behind them. It was too late. By the time they noticed, their heads were flying up in the air. Trails of blood followed behind like an odd display of art.

The battles ended quickly, they even managed to kill another Goblin Assassin and Geth got his own cloak. He tucked it in his bag, for now, the extra Agility would be nice but he didn't want the weaker Goblins knowing they could kill their superiors.

After the fourth big group of 13, they'd found like that Geth spoke up. ”I really think that there's a Dungeon near here. Once we find them we should try to clear it. Hopefully, it's a group Dungeon. We need equipment.”

Til definitely brightened at the thought of the Dungeon. He didn't care about the equipment as much as the adventure. He was closing in on 60 and hadn't had this much excitement since his military years.

”Well let's hurry and get through these woods. The sooner we get to them, the better the chance they are alive.”

”We already have more than enough cores to upgrade the Dungeon once we get back. I was worried about not having room for everyone but seems like it was unwarranted.” Geth said. ”I wonder how it will upgrade next, I really hope it comes with a toilet. I'm tired of having to find places to take a shit.”